Famous people · Clifton
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clifton
Hank Garland, born in Cowpens, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Andie MacDowell, with articles in 65 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Clifton yet. Across the town line, Converse lists 2, Art Fowler first.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Andie MacDowell
Best known
Andie MacDowell
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clifton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clifton
Nobody born in Clifton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Josephine Groves Holloway
1898–1988First African-American in scouting
Gina Tolleson
born 1969Miss World 1990, 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1990
Lawrence Wilkerson
born 1945United States Army colonel (ret.), Chief of Staff to Colin Powell
John Wistar Simpson
1914–2007American electrical engineer
Abner B. Martin
1927–2011
Peg Leg Sam
1911–1977American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Converse: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (18)
- Andie MacDowell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Daniels: The United States Army Band, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Tolleson: Dorman High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Wilkerson: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deebo Samuel: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arizona Reid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mikenucklesii, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonica T. Gibbs: Jtgibbs89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Foster Chapman: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Fowler: Jack Lane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Foster: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Thompson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie White: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peg Leg Sam: AlexandreSG03, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Bruce Littlejohn: Photo scanned by South Carolina Political Collections at the University of South Carolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fieldin Culbreth: DeMarlo_Hale,_Buck_Showalter,_umpires.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert McGowan Littlejohn: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner B. Martin: United States Federal Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Martin Jr.: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons